What Does Judaism Think

Entries from November 2017

Friday, November 17. 2017

It's no secret. Centuries of anti-Semitism have had a deep psychological impact on the Jewish people. In fact, it all seems to have started in the days of Isaac, Abraham's son. How is the vulnerable Jew to live his life in such a challenging world?

And what does the romance of Isaac and Rebecca, and their relationships to their two sons, have to do with it? Read More

Friday, November 10. 2017

Sometimes, people behave in consistently destructive ways. They either remain in abusive relationships, or persist in deleterious habits. On the flipside, habits and consistency in good things keep us healthy and whole. How can we escape the bad ones, and embrace the good ones?

Hidden inside a simple detail about Sarah's age when she died lies a powerful mindset. This mindset may be the solution.Read More

Friday, November 3. 2017

Comedian Henny Youngman tells the joke about the man who visits the doctor for a heart checkup. As the doctor continues to listen to his heartbeat, the worried man asks, "Doc, how do I stand?" The doctor replies, "That's what I'm trying to figure out!"

That is also what God and the angels he sent to Sodom were trying to figure out. And the way they did it may explain why Sodom was not, in fact, treated unfairly! Read More